wonder

[英] [ˈwʌndə] [美] [ˈwʌndɚ] 生词本

adj.

n.

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词:Wonder  
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1. VERB 感到疑惑;纳闷儿;想弄明白 If you wonder about something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it. 
  • I wondered what that noise was...

    我纳闷儿那是什么声音。

  • 'He claims to be her father,' said Max. 'We've been wondering about him.'...

    “他自称是她父亲,”马克斯说,“我们一直都在怀疑他。”

  • It makes you wonder about the effect on men's behaviour...

    这让人怀疑其对男性行为的影响。

2. VERB (对…)大为吃惊,惊叹 If you wonder at something, you are very surprised about it or think about it in a very surprised way. 
  • He liked to sit and wonder at all that had happened...

    他喜欢坐着对发生的一切惊叹不已。

  • Walk down Castle Street, admire our little jewel of a cathedral, then wonder at the castle...

    沿着城堡街走下去,欣赏我们视若珍宝的教堂,继而叹服于城堡的壮观。

  • We all wonder you're still alive.

    我们都很惊讶你居然还活着。

3. N-SING 奇事;怪事 If you say that it is a wonder that something happened, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected. 
  • It's a wonder that it took almost ten years...

    这差不多用了10年的时间,真是桩奇事。

  • The wonder is that Olivier was not seriously hurt.

    奥利维尔伤得不重,真是奇迹。

4. N-UNCOUNT 惊叹;惊奇;惊异 Wonder is a feeling of great surprise and pleasure that you have, for example when you see something that is very beautiful, or when something happens that you thought was impossible. 
  • 'That's right!' Bobby exclaimed in wonder. 'How did you remember that?'...

    “对呀!”博比惊奇地叫道。“你是怎么想起那件事的?”

  • I was expressing some amazement and wonder at her good fortune...

    我对她的好运既惊奇又感叹。

  • Cross shook his head in wonder.

    克罗斯惊奇地摇摇头。

5. N-COUNT 奇迹;奇观;奇事 A wonder is something that causes people to feel great surprise or admiration. 
  • ...a lecture on the wonders of space and space exploration.

    关于宇宙奇观和太空探险的讲座

  • ...the wonder of seeing his name in print...

    看见他的名字出现在出版物上的诧异

  • The East Window is a wonder of medieval glazing.

    东窗是中世纪玻璃安装工艺的奇迹。

6. ADJ 神奇的;奇妙的;有奇效的 If you refer, for example, to a young man as a wonder boy, or to a new product as a wonder drug, you mean that they are believed by many people to be very good or very effective. 
  • Mickelson was hailed as the wonder boy of American golf...

    米克尔森被誉为美国高尔夫球界的神奇小子。

  • Dr Williams describes it as a potential wonder drug.

    威廉斯医生称其可能会成为特效药。

7. PHRASE 昙花一现的人(或事物);惊艳一时的人(或事物) If you say that someone or something is a nine-day wonder or a one-day wonder, you disapprove of the fact that they are attracting so much interest and attention, because you think that their popularity will only last for a very short time. 
  • Harry dismissed his old friend's speech as 'a nine-day wonder'...

    哈里对老朋友的讲话不屑一顾,称之“火不了多久”。

  • Some supernova researchers wondered if it might be just a nine-day wonder.

    有些超新星研究者怀疑,这可能只是昙花一现。

8. PHRASE (用于礼貌地请人做事、征求意见或打听消息时)不知…,请问… You can say 'I wonder' if you want to be very polite when you are asking someone to do something, or when you are asking them for their opinion or for information. 
  • I was just wondering if you could help me...

    不知您是否能帮我个忙。

  • I just wonder what you make of all that...

    我只是纳闷儿你是怎么看待这一切的。

  • I'm wondering if that was the spirit in the courtroom, too.

    不知这是否也是法庭的精神。

9. PHRASE 难怪;怪不得;不足为怪 If you say 'no wonder', 'little wonder', or 'small wonder', you mean that something is not surprising. 
  • No wonder my brother wasn't feeling well...

    难怪我兄弟感觉不舒服了。

  • Under such circumstances, it is little wonder that they experience difficulties...

    在这种情形下,他们遇到困难就不足为怪了。

  • Small wonder that he decided to take no part in the debate.

    难怪他决定不参加辩论呢。

10. PHRASE (表示找出某事的原因)难怪,怪不得 You can say 'No wonder' when you find out the reason for something that has been puzzling you for some time. 
  • Brad was Jane's brother! No wonder he reminded me so much of her!

    布拉德是简的兄弟!怪不得他老是让我想起她呢!

11. PHRASE 创造奇迹;产生奇迹 If you say that a person or thing works wonders or does wonders, you mean that they have a very good effect on something. 
  • A few moments of relaxation can work wonders...

    放松一会儿就可以收到奇效。

  • Rushton has done wonders for the industry.

    拉什顿创造了行业奇迹。

Noun

1. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

2. something that causes feelings of wonder;

  • "the wonders of modern science"

3. a state in which you want to learn more about something

Verb

1. have a wish or desire to know something;

  • "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

2. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation;

  • "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"
  • "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"

3. be amazed at;

  • "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
1. "I wonder if I shall ever see them again, "he mused.
“我不知道是否还可以再见到他们,”他沉思自问。

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2. "I wonder what to do," she said worriedly; he paused worriedly before calling the bank.
“我不知道我能做什么,”她苦恼地说;在打电话给银行之前,他苦恼地踌躇着。

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3. Do you often wonder about the future of the world?
你时常考虑世界的未来吗?

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4. For more than one minute our foreign guests remained standing still gaping at this wonder of the world -- the Great Wall.
外宾们站着不动约莫有一分多钟之久,张口凝视着这个世界奇迹 --长城。

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5. He failed, and small wonder.
他失败了,这没什么奇怪。

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6. He felt wonder mingled with awe at the Grand Canyon.
面对着大峡谷,他又惊奇又敬畏。

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7. He had made a thorough investigation. No wonder he knew so much about it.
他对此事做了彻底的调查,怪不得他了解得那么多。

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8. He's a wonder with the way he arranges everything without any help.
他不要任何帮忙就把事情样样办妥,真是个奇才。

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9. Henry's gone a long time. I wonder what he's about.
亨利去了很长时间了,我不知道他在干什么。

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10. I have never witnessed such a wonder child as he.
我从来没有见过像他那样的神童。

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11. I often wonder about why she treated me like that.
我时常纳闷她为什么要那样对待我。

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12. I sometimes wonder about my old friend, where she is now and what she's doing.
我有时思念我的老朋友,她现在在哪儿,在做些什么。

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13. I was struck with wonder as I saw the train for the first time.
我第一次看见火车时真是惊讶不已。

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14. I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.
我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。

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15. I wonder at his doing that.
我对他那样干感到吃惊。

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16. I wonder at your courage in asking him directly!
你直接问他的胆量使我很吃惊!

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17. I wonder at your patience.
你的耐心使我惊异。

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18. I wonder how he did it.
不知道他是怎么做那件事的。

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19. I wonder how the letter would read to her.
我不知道她读这封信时会有什么反应。

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20. I wonder how you came to miss your way.
我想知道你是怎样迷路的。

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